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European Food Safety Authority

In research, European Food Safety Authority stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,756 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,482 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Food Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Insect Science is 43.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,444
of 28,054 · #17,514 all time
Rank in Italy
#423
of 618
Research works
598
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is European Food Safety Authority known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,756 of 3,409 13.1%100 #3238
Life SciencesDomain #6,482 of 7,800 15.3%133 #9140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Food Safety Authority sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does European Food Safety Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 43.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 27.5 works43×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 35.7 works21×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 99.6 works9.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9.27× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.49× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.53× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.69× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.22× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Food Safety Authority?

Ranked on the composite score, Anna Federica Castoldi, Davide Arcella and Lieve Herman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Food Safety Authority.

  1. 1 Anna Federica Castoldi Italy · #82,292 worldwide 284 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Davide Arcella Italy · #166,006 worldwide 142 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Lieve Herman Italy · #272,589 worldwide 219 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Ciro Gardi Italy · #425,845 worldwide 121 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Andrea Gennaro Italy · #438,184 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 J.L.C.M. Dorne Italy · #451,482 worldwide 81 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Andrea Terron Italy · #465,599 worldwide 201 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 José Ángel Gómez Ruiz Italy · #603,585 worldwide 111 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Tobin Robinson Italy · #617,635 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 George E.N. Kass Italy · #675,845 worldwide 126 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at European Food Safety Authority

Which keywords describe research at European Food Safety Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Safety, Environmental Risk Assessment, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Feed Additives, Microorganisms, Pesticide Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Food Safety50▲ 76×12 topics
  2. Environmental Risk Assessment36▲ 180×4 topics
  3. Biological Control24▲ 72×9 topics
  4. Invasive Species24▲ 24×17 topics
  5. Feed Additives22▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Microorganisms21▲ 769×1 topic
  7. Pesticide Risk Assessment21▲ 2971×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact21▲ 5.5×18 topics
  9. Climate Change19▲ 3.0×30 topics
  10. Health Effects15▲ 11×14 topics
  11. Public Perception12▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Consumer Attitudes12▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Biotechnology11▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Genetically Modified Crops11▲ 656×1 topic
  15. Pollen-Mediated Gene Flow11▲ 656×1 topic
  16. Environmental Exposure10▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Risk Assessment10▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Population Dynamics9▲ 16×7 topics
  19. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles9▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Jasmonate Signaling9▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Global Warming8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  22. Insecticide Resistance8▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Pesticides8▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Biological Invasions8▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Economic Impacts8▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Risk Perception8▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Bark Beetles8▲ 167×1 topic
  28. Forest Pests8▲ 167×1 topic
  29. Mode of Action8▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Bacillus thuringiensis7▲ 124×1 topic
  31. RNA Interference7▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Bioaccumulation7▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Metabolic Disorders7▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Toxicity7▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. Bisphenol A7▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals7▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Biopesticides6▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Pest Management6▲ 34×5 topics
  40. Method Validation6▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does European Food Safety Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural safety and regulations, Genetically Modified Organisms Research, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Agricultural safety and …21Agricultural safety and regulations: 21 fractional worksGenetically Modified Org…11Genetically Modified Organisms Research: 11 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…9Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 9 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 8 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 7 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…7Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 7 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 6 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 5 fractional worksResearch on scale insects: 4 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene: 4 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceInsect ScienceEcology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 21 works
  2. 2 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 11 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 9 works
  4. 4 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 8 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 7 works
  6. 6 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  7. 7 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 6 works
  8. 8 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 5 works
  9. 9 Research on scale insects Insect Science 4 works
  10. 10 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.8%domestic only54.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Food Safety Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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